Bequest To The Nation

Synopsis

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Director

James Cellan Jones

Cast

Michael Jayston

Peter Finch

Glenda Jackson

Review

Terence Rattigan wrote the screenplay for this film version of his stage success, remarkable for the handsome Technicolor photography of Gerry Fisher and the brilliant production design of Carmen Dillon. There are some touching moments, notably those involving Margaret Leighton as Lady Nelson, and vivid climactic battle scenes. However, the two principals are not very well cast, and while Peter Finch struggles gamely to erase memories of Olivier's version of the role, Miss Jackson responds by stridently over-playing her hand as a sluttish Emma.